Introduction To Differential Geometry - Joel W. Robbin

This Textbook Is Suitable For A One Semester Lecture Course On Differential Geometry For Students Of Mathematics Or Stem Disciplines With A Working Knowledge Of Analysis, Linear Algebra, Complex Analysis, And Point Set Topology. The Book Treats The Subject Both From An Extrinsic And An Intrinsic View Point.the First Chapters Give A Historical Overview Of The Field And Contain An Introduction To Basic Concepts Such As Manifolds And Smooth Maps, Vector Fields And Flows, And Lie Groups, Leading Up To The Theorem Of Frobenius. Subsequent Chapters Deal With The Levi-civita Connection, Geodesics, The Riemann Curvature Tensor, A Proof Of The Cartan-ambrose-hicks Theorem, As Well As Applications To Flat Spaces, Symmetric Spaces, And Constant Curvature Manifolds.